| bane |
something or someone that causes ruin or great trouble. |
| capricious |
tending to act on impulse; subject to whim; erratic and unpredictable. |
| ignoble |
of low or dishonorable character; contemptible. |
| mores |
the behaviors and manners accepted and expected in a social group, embodying its fundamental moral standards. |
| objectivity |
the quality of being unbiased or without prejudice. |
| patriarch |
a man who is the leader of a family or tribe. |
| primacy |
the state of being first, earliest, most essential, or most important. |
| recompense |
payment or action to compensate for the expenditure or loss of time, money, property, or the like. |
| reminiscent |
having qualities or characteristics that remind one of someone or something (usually followed by "of"). |
| reorganize |
to reestablish or arrange anew. |
| resilient |
able to withstand and recover quickly from difficulty, sickness, or the like. |
| servile |
very submissive to another's authority; slavish. |
| skeptic |
one who is inclined to question or doubt assertions that are made or accepted by others. |
| titular |
having a title but none of the power or responsibility related to it; nominal. |
| vehement |
intensely emotional; impassioned; heated. |